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Jaguar Land Rover Reveals Unique Electric Drive Module (eDM) Technology

Jaguar Land Rover Reveals Unique Electric Drive Module (eDM) Technology

Jaguar Land Rover has revealed some of the new and innovative low and zero emission powertrain technologies it is researching at this year’s CENEX Low Carbon Vehicle event. Three Concept_e research demonstrators showcase this far-reaching future research, which includes a new unique high performance, modular electric ... Continue reading

GKN Driveline Successfully Developed New Electric Drive Technologies as Part of the Concept_e Project

GKN Driveline Successfully Developed New Electric Drive Technologies as Part of the Concept_e Project

GKN Driveline has successfully developed new electric drive technologies as part of its role in the Concept_e project, a £16 million Government-backed initiative to develop state-of-the-art hybrid and electric powertrain systems. The two-year collaborative research and development project has designed and developed ... Continue reading

Bridgestone Launches Innovative All Terrain Tire Featuring Exclusive Etched Sidewall Design

Bridgestone Launches Innovative All Terrain Tire Featuring Exclusive Etched Sidewall Design

First-of-its-kind Firestone Destination A/T Special Edition offers customized look for outdoor enthusiasts NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 8, 2015 -- Bridgestone Americas today announced the release of a "Special Edition" of its popular Firestone-brand Destination A/T tire for pick-up trucks. Designed to appeal to outdoor enth ... Continue reading

Ford SYNC AppLink Developer Conference Comes to San Francisco with TechCrunch Disrupt SF

Ford SYNC AppLink Developer Conference Comes to San Francisco with TechCrunch Disrupt SF

Coming on the heels of the release of Ford’s latest generation of SYNC®, Ford Motor Company has announced that its second annual SYNC AppLink™ Developer Conference will be held in collaboration with TechCrunch Disrupt SF. For the first time, the Sept. 19 event will be held in San Francisco, capitalizing on the regio ... Continue reading

Honda Canada: Ignition Coil Recall: 2015 Honda Fit

Honda Canada: Ignition Coil Recall: 2015 Honda Fit

Honda will voluntarily recall 992 units of 2015 model-year Fit vehicles in Canada to replace the ignition coils with updated parts, free of charge. The electrical noise suppression capacitors in the original ignition coils may degrade over time. In the worst case, this could cause the vehicle’s engine to stall, in ... Continue reading

Maxion Wheels to Showcase Latest Technologies at IAA 2015

Maxion Wheels to Showcase Latest Technologies at IAA 2015

Maxion Wheels announced today that its management team along with its engineering and sales representatives will be participating in the world's leading automotive industry fair, the 66th International Motor Show IAA Cars in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. During the event Maxion Wheels will present its most advanced technolo ... Continue reading

Peugeot Integrates SubPac Technology into Revolutionary Music-Based Concept Car, Peugeot Fractal, at 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show

Peugeot Integrates SubPac Technology into Revolutionary Music-Based Concept Car, Peugeot Fractal, at 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show

Auto audio reaches sensorial heights with integration of SubPac’s Tactile Bass technology LOS ANGELES -- September 01, 2015: SubPac, the fully immersive audio technology, is shifting gears as French automotive giant Peugeot releases the industry’s first music-based concept car. The partnership integrates SubP ... Continue reading

Ford and Sony Introduce Premium Home Audio Technology on 2016 Ford Explorer Platinum

Ford and Sony Introduce Premium Home Audio Technology on 2016 Ford Explorer Platinum

Because every great adventure is made perfect by the ideal soundtrack, the new 2016 Ford Explorer Platinum edition features an exclusive Sony® Audio System with two industry-first technologies – Live Acoustics™ and Clear Phase™. ... Continue reading

MICHELIN Launches Regional SmartWay-Verified Drive Retread

MICHELIN Launches Regional SmartWay-Verified Drive Retread

New MICHELIN X Multi Energy D Pre-Mold retread delivers leading high-mileage, fuel efficiency and scrub resistance for regional operations GREENVILLE, SC -- Aug. 28, 2015: Michelin Americas Truck Tires, a division of Michelin North America, Inc., is launching the MICHELIN® X® Multi™ Energy D Pre-Mold™ r ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire Rewards Drivers During Take the Money & Ride Fall Event

Cooper Tire Rewards Drivers During Take the Money & Ride Fall Event

Cooper Tire is helping consumers save this fall with the return of its popular Take the Money & Ride® reward event, August 28 through October 31. The event offers consumers a prepaid Visa® card of up to $70 when they purchase a new set of four qualifying Cooper tires through participating dealers in the U.S., Distric ... Continue reading

JC Whitney Launches Centennial "Jumpstart" Gallery: Designed to Help Bring Project Vehicles Back to Life

JC Whitney Launches Centennial "Jumpstart" Gallery: Designed to Help Bring Project Vehicles Back to Life

The Jumpstart Gallery is an exclusive forum for JC Whitney customers and fans to create a visual learning community about "Everything Automotive" For a limited time, Jumpstart members will also get a 20% discount on auto parts LASALLE, IL -- Aug. 27, 2015: JC Whitney, the largest direct marketer of name-brand automotiv ... Continue reading

Chevrolet's Flint Engine Builds Millionth 1.4-liter Engine

Chevrolet's Flint Engine Builds Millionth 1.4-liter Engine

Milestone reached as plant transitions to new engine for Chevy Volt and Cruze FLINT, Mich. – No sooner had employees at Flint Engine Operations reached one milestone – 1 million 1.4-liter engines produced – that transition began to production of a new global engine for the next-generation Chevrolet Cruze ... Continue reading

Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 Shows Consumers Aligning with Ford Smart Mobility

Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 Shows Consumers Aligning with Ford Smart Mobility

Autonomous vehicles may still be a way down the road, but drivers across Europe are showing an increasing appetite for the semi-autonomous technologies that are the building blocks of tomorrow&rsquo;s cars, according to a new Ford Motor Company study on buying trends in Europe.</p> <p><em>Ford Car Buying Trends 2015</e ... Continue reading

BFGoodrich Commercial Truck Tires Introduce New Extended Warranty

BFGoodrich Commercial Truck Tires Introduce New Extended Warranty

BFGoodrich® Commercial Truck Tires is introducing an extended warranty for its commercial truck tires and casings, effective on claims filed on or after Sept. 1, 2015. Reflecting the brand's proven performance, the warranty coverage against defects in workmanship and materials for all BFGoodrich commercial truck tires ... Continue reading

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